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the u.s. will reach its federal borrowing limit on new year's eve, threatening the same default that was narrowly avoided last year. in a letter to lawmakers, geithner vowed to take extraordinary measures to avoid a new default but said any remedies would only be short- term. the u.s. has acknowledged for the first time a carried out a september drone strike that killed 11 people in yemen. the victims were packed into ain truck on a desert road in a town of radda when they're struck by a missile. the washington post reports the yemeni government tried to hide u.s. responsibility for the attack by taking credit for carrying it out. the yemeni government also initially claimed only militants were killed in the strike, or forced to withdraw that claim after mourners tried to bring the dead bodies to the gates of the presidential residence. according to the washington post, the attack has devastated the community and militants in surrounding areas have gained more recruits for their fight against
the u.s. will reach its federal borrowing limit on new year's eve, threatening the same default that was narrowly avoided last year. in a letter to lawmakers, geithner vowed to take extraordinary measures to avoid a new default but said any remedies would only be short- term. the u.s. has acknowledged for the first time a carried out a september drone strike that killed 11 people in yemen. the victims were packed into ain truck on a desert road in a town of radda when they're struck by a...
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can u.s. representative say the internet needs to be to remain free from government control and sound hypocritical to you that story still ahead. thanks x. . six. and now to a story where always on top of and that is the role revolving door between legislators and lobbyist probably because the hits just keep on coming we've been collecting files on the people who make a living hopping back and forth between the public and private sector now these people earn connections and power in the public sector which they can leverage into higher salaries in the private sector of course it's a win win for them to go back and forth but who loses out all the regular people whose interests are put on the back burner in favor of big business well who's the latest deserving of a mention a woman by the name of elizabeth fowler now lives has been going back and forth between the public and private sector her entire career specializing in the health care industry she hit the big time as a top health care aide to
can u.s. representative say the internet needs to be to remain free from government control and sound hypocritical to you that story still ahead. thanks x. . six. and now to a story where always on top of and that is the role revolving door between legislators and lobbyist probably because the hits just keep on coming we've been collecting files on the people who make a living hopping back and forth between the public and private sector now these people earn connections and power in the public...
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military and u.s. forces that are there his bodyguards i mean what the united states is afraid of is that once the u.s. pulls out it's going to be taliban controlled the only way that they can actually avoid this is not by staying to twenty fourteen is actually extending this deadly twenty two only and we just heard blackwater bases the camp integrity of that giant contract between the special operations troops there and of course just the enormous amount of people who have died this year since obama got elected actually let's talk about drones the expansive expansion of drones i feel like this year i've heard more about drones than any other year i mean it's just seems like it's just as late every country has them we're sending drones a spy in iran you know at the extra judicial assassination judge jury executioner these drones are just it's the new face of war they're everywhere into the credit of the american corporate media they have been covering it more this year than they had in the past has bee
military and u.s. forces that are there his bodyguards i mean what the united states is afraid of is that once the u.s. pulls out it's going to be taliban controlled the only way that they can actually avoid this is not by staying to twenty fourteen is actually extending this deadly twenty two only and we just heard blackwater bases the camp integrity of that giant contract between the special operations troops there and of course just the enormous amount of people who have died this year since...
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has a set track record hundreds of people have been through the u.s. prison in guantanamo many of them were subject to torture the chief prosecutor at guantanamo in the george w. bush told me most of them were not terrorists and due to the extraordinary rendition program all kinds of people would end up there from different countries for different reasons stripped of their rights many human rights organizations have been vocal about a lawful practices at guantanamo and yet it still opened by the way despite president obama's pledges to close the prison. recently released f.b.i. don't have revealed that the treated the peaceful occupy movement as a potential criminal act. heavily redacted documents show that the agency was carrying out close to valence against members okayed by wall street and even mentions and the summation called against ducks it however it's unclear who was behind it the movement began in september twenty seventh in new york state his financial district was purchases ronnie against corporate greed and economic inequality and independ
has a set track record hundreds of people have been through the u.s. prison in guantanamo many of them were subject to torture the chief prosecutor at guantanamo in the george w. bush told me most of them were not terrorists and due to the extraordinary rendition program all kinds of people would end up there from different countries for different reasons stripped of their rights many human rights organizations have been vocal about a lawful practices at guantanamo and yet it still opened by...
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a similarly developed country so it obviously is a unique problem to the u.s. you i think you hit the nail on the had mental health is obviously a really big factor in all of this time and time again obviously if somebody has the capacity to shoot up a school or a publix a public place this person is not in a sound mental state what do we do about that perhaps getting. at the stigma associated with getting help finding help for these people surely something needs to get done to make sure that people that are disturbed and mentally ill do get the help that they need right and also maybe not keeping firearms if you have someone who is mentally ill don't have a gun that they can access and you know we have about a minute left on associate wanted to go with you when i see obama crying was a very tragic moment of course means recounting the victims of all these children who need to died i just can't help but wonder what if we media showed the faces of drone of kids who were killed in drone bombings that happened so frequently i mean is it time to extend our empathy
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so they can valley has long been a symbol of all things high tech in the u.s. and the rest of the world while the majority of those who helped create the digital haven are foreign object in the us america has become increasingly reluctant to welcome new talent from abroad but in the culture never report puts the silicon valley. lots of sharing helping each other or even competitors will help each other some of the biggest brands on the planet and all instantly associate with america and surprisingly the majority were created by foreigners. jerry yang who was born in taipei surrogate britain whose parents came from russia when he was six or pierre omidyar an iranian born in paris silicon valley has thrived thanks largely to immigrants people who came here with their dreams and had the drive to make them a reality they transformed this plays into an unrivaled for high tech development the birthplace of global pioneers one person who helps those outsiders to get a foot in the door is german born and how it could blend struck she says the valley moves so fast that
so they can valley has long been a symbol of all things high tech in the u.s. and the rest of the world while the majority of those who helped create the digital haven are foreign object in the us america has become increasingly reluctant to welcome new talent from abroad but in the culture never report puts the silicon valley. lots of sharing helping each other or even competitors will help each other some of the biggest brands on the planet and all instantly associate with america and...
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some of the u.s. government's most horrific war crimes even more so the reaction to those revelations has revealed the u.s. military is under impunity from said crimes many people including myself see bradley many as a hero who put his life on the line to provide the truth to the american public the u.s. government however sees manning as a traitor and is charging him with aiding the enemies.
some of the u.s. government's most horrific war crimes even more so the reaction to those revelations has revealed the u.s. military is under impunity from said crimes many people including myself see bradley many as a hero who put his life on the line to provide the truth to the american public the u.s. government however sees manning as a traitor and is charging him with aiding the enemies.
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less disgustingly evil well thanks to a no bid brand new contract worth twenty two million dollars u.s. special forces will remove it into a private base operated by blackwater not ganna stand the name of the base camp integrity cut laughable because what is the government do for a corporation that breaks the law and warns them with more contracts of course the controversial move by the pentagon is only the latest shady deal negotiated with blackwater which has a history of agree just violations of international law including murder in afghan civilians and destruction of private property all with absolute impunity not only is blackwater playing a huge role in up keeping the troops in afghanistan we also learned last month that the shady douche bags are part of the pentagon's plan to expand its global spy network in the coming years so let's keep our eyes on this criminal enterprise but for now let's break the set. sometimes desperate times call for desperate measures and in an era where corporations can rape and pillage the planet in which we live with zero accountability sometimes it
less disgustingly evil well thanks to a no bid brand new contract worth twenty two million dollars u.s. special forces will remove it into a private base operated by blackwater not ganna stand the name of the base camp integrity cut laughable because what is the government do for a corporation that breaks the law and warns them with more contracts of course the controversial move by the pentagon is only the latest shady deal negotiated with blackwater which has a history of agree just...
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neighborhood watchman george zimmerman has allegedly number three here we have bradley manning the u.s. army soldier whistleblower arrested in may two thousand and ten number two person who shot the forty seven percent video sending governor romney's campaign into a scramble number one activist group anonymous so definitely a really important people right here but i can't help but just ask you know what. neighborhood i'm going to go yeah i mean the the queen of austerity why does she have this is a capital again thom hartmann. scallywags again who is a well i can i i i just saw the tally of the votes it was a charge of actually you know counting all the other side exactly but what i can say is this i mean she is essentially holding the purse strings of the eurozone so she is the person in charge of doling out how much everyone gets and she does drive the financial narrative so regardless of what you think about her policies i mean that's an influence i don't know what it is right yeah exactly well let's talk about trayvon you know what is going on with that case right now i mean i know
neighborhood watchman george zimmerman has allegedly number three here we have bradley manning the u.s. army soldier whistleblower arrested in may two thousand and ten number two person who shot the forty seven percent video sending governor romney's campaign into a scramble number one activist group anonymous so definitely a really important people right here but i can't help but just ask you know what. neighborhood i'm going to go yeah i mean the the queen of austerity why does she have this...
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the u.s. however is denying this u.s. officials say no drones are missing and there is no evidence to back up iran's claims this as a recent report out of the washington post says that the amount of drone crashes are on the rise is particularly high among drones that take off from civilian airports one issue at these airports is that is air traffic controllers u.s. drone crews complained that air traffic controllers in djibouti are poorly trained speak little english and give preference to civilian flights even when drones are very low on fuel and that's not all investigations into one predator crash in march two thousand and eleven found that the pilot was quote confused an inattentive when landing the plane and because he was working from a remote location he wasn't fully aware of the wind and weather conditions but this in mind makes you wonder if the prospect of a drone getting lost overseas shouldn't come as a shock. the senate today passed a defense bill that bars indefinite detention of u.s. citizens without trial
the u.s. however is denying this u.s. officials say no drones are missing and there is no evidence to back up iran's claims this as a recent report out of the washington post says that the amount of drone crashes are on the rise is particularly high among drones that take off from civilian airports one issue at these airports is that is air traffic controllers u.s. drone crews complained that air traffic controllers in djibouti are poorly trained speak little english and give preference to...
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body the u.s. is saying no thanks we'll deal with our things by ourselves and resting on a stasi a thank you that was our correspondent honest. and that it was story we're always covering the revolving door between legislators and lobbyists probably because the hits just keep on coming we've been collecting files on the people who make a living hopping back and forth between the public and private sector and these people are earn connections and power in the public sector which they can leverage into higher salaries in the private sector of course it's a win win for these individuals to go back and forth but who loses out all regular people whose interests are put on the back burner in favor of big business whose the latest and deserving of a mention a woman by the name of elizabeth fowler now liz has been going back and forth between the public and private sector her entire career specializing in the health industry and she hit the big time as the top health care aide to senator max baucus of mont
body the u.s. is saying no thanks we'll deal with our things by ourselves and resting on a stasi a thank you that was our correspondent honest. and that it was story we're always covering the revolving door between legislators and lobbyists probably because the hits just keep on coming we've been collecting files on the people who make a living hopping back and forth between the public and private sector and these people are earn connections and power in the public sector which they can...
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because the action u.s. where is the obama administration the investigation on me and what is your response to those. joining us on bradley manning are examples of the president being anything but. entirely disagree and in terms of investigations of that nature i would refer you to the department of justice. so as you can see there seems to be no effort on the part of the obama administration to talk about this or or any other issues about transparency when the issue was taken to the state department that spokesman p.j. crowley was more or less forced to resign after telling a university audience that the treatment of bradley manning was counterproductive and stupid so as far as transparency there does remain a huge gap in what's being said and what's being done to foster a more honest and open government. two years ago today tunisian fruit vendor mohamed bouazizi set himself on fire as a form of protest what followed has seemed to change the world forever but what has really changed as new governments form
because the action u.s. where is the obama administration the investigation on me and what is your response to those. joining us on bradley manning are examples of the president being anything but. entirely disagree and in terms of investigations of that nature i would refer you to the department of justice. so as you can see there seems to be no effort on the part of the obama administration to talk about this or or any other issues about transparency when the issue was taken to the state...
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and the way the mass shootings that have swept the u.s. on the connecticut massacre of twenty children brings the gun control debate back to the forefront of american politics. a very warm welcome to you from all of us here. now again it moved to crush after activists said police arrested twenty five protesters at monday's rally in and around the capital. bullets on the crowd. and detained a well known campaigner from the bahrain center for human rights and a street marches that were calling for more freedoms from the sunni rulers and the release of all political prisoners including leading rights advocate job his sentence was reduced last week at court but an appeal for his release was rejected now around eighty people have been killed by security forces in nearly two years of continual. pro-reform demonstrations and bahrain is under pressure from rights groups for not following up on violence to modernize its key state institutions political scientist colin campbell says the main reason the gulf monarchies is still in power is due to vit
and the way the mass shootings that have swept the u.s. on the connecticut massacre of twenty children brings the gun control debate back to the forefront of american politics. a very warm welcome to you from all of us here. now again it moved to crush after activists said police arrested twenty five protesters at monday's rally in and around the capital. bullets on the crowd. and detained a well known campaigner from the bahrain center for human rights and a street marches that were calling...
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military equipment selling u.s. military goods abroad which is a big business here but more than anything having undue influence in the host country you really can't be a free country and a free people and have foreign troops on your on your soil the reputation of britain's prison system is taking a tumble with her pools showing jails have become folding due to is the government has promised a ten day trying to round by improving its systems and walk and training in areas of confinement but. now it seems that being said and done. person locks up more people than anywhere else in europe yet where we do we get a glimpse of what life on the inside is really like i would describe it as a sea of boredom. peppered with small ones of extreme violence and disruption stretched to breaking point you case prison systems are once again in the spotlight following a series of critical reports by the country's prisons inspectorate this government promised the rehabilitation revolution the trouble is the revolution things taking it
military equipment selling u.s. military goods abroad which is a big business here but more than anything having undue influence in the host country you really can't be a free country and a free people and have foreign troops on your on your soil the reputation of britain's prison system is taking a tumble with her pools showing jails have become folding due to is the government has promised a ten day trying to round by improving its systems and walk and training in areas of confinement but....
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while the u.s. has criticized israel for approving settlement expansion directly after the un recognize palestine as a no member observer state washington says it is a step back for peace talks three thousand new settler homes have been given the go ahead in the west bank and east jerusalem less than twenty four hours after the un vote israel has accused the palestinians of seeking you know that recognition not a solution through talks the palestinians in turn demand that all settlement building is stopped before negotiations resume one hundred thirty eight states voted to upgrade palestine status with nine including us to games forty one abstaining political analysts for this then he says the palestinians could now take action against israel from global institutions. this gives one more indication that for israel the settlement construction process is thoroughly political it's this in this case it was designed explicitly to punish the palestinians for having the audacity to go to the united nations
while the u.s. has criticized israel for approving settlement expansion directly after the un recognize palestine as a no member observer state washington says it is a step back for peace talks three thousand new settler homes have been given the go ahead in the west bank and east jerusalem less than twenty four hours after the un vote israel has accused the palestinians of seeking you know that recognition not a solution through talks the palestinians in turn demand that all settlement...
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u.s. lays into israel over plans to build three thousand more set for homes immediately after the palestinians u.n. status was upgraded. egypt is divided as tens of thousands rallied to both support and oppose president morsi with a referendum on a controversial new constitution is set for two weeks time. and the world's top whistle blower promises more sensational revelations next year we talked to judy in the sun explosive interview. good to have you company i'm andrea farmer the u.s. is trying to stay israel and the palestinians back to the negotiating table but so far to no avail washington is criticize israel to approval of three thousand more settler homes in disputed territories the move came immediately after the un voted to upgrade palestine to observer state status despite america's opposition artie's poll a slayer now looks at how the vote affects the situation in the middle east. it might have been a foregone conclusion but that didn't dampen the jubilation on the streets of pa
u.s. lays into israel over plans to build three thousand more set for homes immediately after the palestinians u.n. status was upgraded. egypt is divided as tens of thousands rallied to both support and oppose president morsi with a referendum on a controversial new constitution is set for two weeks time. and the world's top whistle blower promises more sensational revelations next year we talked to judy in the sun explosive interview. good to have you company i'm andrea farmer the u.s. is...
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should not a website of the u.s. senate approves a bill of national security which could damage the capability of afghanistan's security forces get a lot of hits tonight you want to check in there you can on a website also a bloody more potent publishes his official welcoming address revealing we adjourn the year ahead as russia also assumes the presidency of the g twenty again details on why. reporting to the u.k. officials getting hot under the collar as a hundred seventy boxes containing top secret files about britain's former colonial rule your guested gone missing r.t. dot com you can read up more about that. during two days of pretrial hearings lawyers for the american private accused of leaking classified data to wiki leaks have talked of his mistreatment and suicidal thoughts bradley manning's already spent the best part of two years in detention for revealing killings that the u.s. military didn't want to exposed so on the verse on the anniversary of the cable gave the learned about very half of this looks t
should not a website of the u.s. senate approves a bill of national security which could damage the capability of afghanistan's security forces get a lot of hits tonight you want to check in there you can on a website also a bloody more potent publishes his official welcoming address revealing we adjourn the year ahead as russia also assumes the presidency of the g twenty again details on why. reporting to the u.k. officials getting hot under the collar as a hundred seventy boxes containing top...
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the u.s. does think strategically. if i'm giving you a done, are cao going to do something for me. >> i think seth and i are a little bit closer than i thought. the question is whether that will make a difference i think on the margin, it makes a difference, but really, assad's greatest advantage is his air force and if we don't provide surface to air missiles and is set up a no fly zone, we're sort of on the margin. >> some said with the road to damascus blocked and the internet being down, no one's sure what's happening. but why do you think the internet is down? >> it's clearly purposeful and done by the syrian government. they are trying to spy on the internet or were when it was up. but decided it was in their interest. >> how long can they keep it up? >> most insurgencies take about a decade. this has a greater possibly for more blood sshebloodshed. i think if the united states get more involved, turkey, ipg the assad regime will fall eventually, but then the question is how long will th
the u.s. does think strategically. if i'm giving you a done, are cao going to do something for me. >> i think seth and i are a little bit closer than i thought. the question is whether that will make a difference i think on the margin, it makes a difference, but really, assad's greatest advantage is his air force and if we don't provide surface to air missiles and is set up a no fly zone, we're sort of on the margin. >> some said with the road to damascus blocked and the internet...
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and they were sent to a u.s. gun tracing program from the u.s. . they. excuse me the gun tracing program from the us shows that seventy percent are from here in the u.s. could you elaborate a bit more on how these cartels are getting armed so as you mentioned a lot of them are coming from central america smuggled that way through the south but a significant amount are coming from inside of the border and while a lot of this is illegal smuggling we shouldn't forget that actually through operations like fast and furious that a lot of these guns were deliberately channeled to cartels and the a.t.f. has you know as years has shown screwed this up a little bit a lot of these guns have appeared in murders the point of it was to track weapons to high. type players in the cartels but it obviously hasn't been successful you just mentioned fast and furious and right now there is a big debate here it's been a long running debate over gun control especially after certain tragedies could this be an example of how lax gun laws lead to the cartels being able to easily
and they were sent to a u.s. gun tracing program from the u.s. . they. excuse me the gun tracing program from the us shows that seventy percent are from here in the u.s. could you elaborate a bit more on how these cartels are getting armed so as you mentioned a lot of them are coming from central america smuggled that way through the south but a significant amount are coming from inside of the border and while a lot of this is illegal smuggling we shouldn't forget that actually through...
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that i'm talking about bradley manning the alleged source for really the largest intelligence leak in u.s. history he now faces twenty two counts for his court martial and could land in prison for the rest of his life i know that for the first time just in the last few weeks we actually heard bradley manning speak in his pretrial hearing. it's been going on for a long time and i think you know his lawyer has said this case should be thrown out over all based on you know his lawful pretrial punishment so i think this case is bringing up a whole lot about you know classified information about really trying to report wrongdoing i mean certainly that video of the apache helicopter pilots kind of treating war as a video game just killing anyone and that got in their past sort of i mean this was a video of bradley manning didn't do that he just released the video yeah absolutely and as you said it certainly made waves however you know that information did come out two years ago so you might be asking so why is it's twenty . why is he influential now well you you put it yourself you put a beauti
that i'm talking about bradley manning the alleged source for really the largest intelligence leak in u.s. history he now faces twenty two counts for his court martial and could land in prison for the rest of his life i know that for the first time just in the last few weeks we actually heard bradley manning speak in his pretrial hearing. it's been going on for a long time and i think you know his lawyer has said this case should be thrown out over all based on you know his lawful pretrial...
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our u.s. partners and their lawmakers say they are concerned about human rights in our prisons and that's fine of course but there are plenty of issues they have themselves abu ghraib and guantanamo where for years people have been detained without charge it's inconceivable prisoners walk around in chains like in the middle ages they've legalized torture inside their own country if something like that happened here it would cause an international outcry but it all remains quiet in the u.s. we've heard plenty of promises to close guantanamo but it's still there it's still operating maybe there is still torture going on there secret cia prisons has anyone been brought to account and they're pointing at our problems well thank you we're aware of that making this the ground for passing anti russian laws it's something absurd and we have a no way provoked such action russian lawmakers are currently working on what they say will be a proportionate response to the money's good act and part of the pla
our u.s. partners and their lawmakers say they are concerned about human rights in our prisons and that's fine of course but there are plenty of issues they have themselves abu ghraib and guantanamo where for years people have been detained without charge it's inconceivable prisoners walk around in chains like in the middle ages they've legalized torture inside their own country if something like that happened here it would cause an international outcry but it all remains quiet in the u.s....
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u.s. lays into israel over plans to build three thousand more subtler homes immediately after the palestinians u.n. status was upgraded. egypt divided as tens of thousands rallied to both supporters and opponents of president roh see a referendum on a controversial new constitution set for two weeks time. and the world's top promises more sensational revelations next year we talked to during the sun an exclusive interview. this is artie's weekly news review i'm carrie johnson and welcome to the program the u.s. says it's trying to steer israel and the palestinians back to the negotiating table but so far to no avail washington has criticised israel's approval of three thousand more settler homes in disputed territories the move came immediately after the un voted to upgrade palestine to a nonmember observer state despite america's opposition. looks now at how the vote effects the situation in the middle east. it might have been a foregone conclusion but that didn't dampen the jubilation on
u.s. lays into israel over plans to build three thousand more subtler homes immediately after the palestinians u.n. status was upgraded. egypt divided as tens of thousands rallied to both supporters and opponents of president roh see a referendum on a controversial new constitution set for two weeks time. and the world's top promises more sensational revelations next year we talked to during the sun an exclusive interview. this is artie's weekly news review i'm carrie johnson and welcome to the...
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department of commerce the u.s. agency for international development and the international franchise association are in the process of bringing a couple of american franchises to afghanistan so far the main ones are radio shack and hertz in a project statement from the us afghanistan franchising trade conference in states quote franchising has proven to be an ideal market vehicle for both employment and economic growth because of this experience coupled with the high demand for u.s. franchise brands in afghanistan the task force is confident that focusing its pilot sector focused trade conference on franchising will prove successful for both us france franchise pioneers and successful ask afghan entrepreneurs to talk more about what this public private partnership means i was joined earlier by michael brooks the producer for the majority report you know i think that there is a certain type of. goal associated with global brands and that's really that there's a certain type of employment there's a certain way of doin
department of commerce the u.s. agency for international development and the international franchise association are in the process of bringing a couple of american franchises to afghanistan so far the main ones are radio shack and hertz in a project statement from the us afghanistan franchising trade conference in states quote franchising has proven to be an ideal market vehicle for both employment and economic growth because of this experience coupled with the high demand for u.s. franchise...
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and the u.s. hits back at his role for authorizing thousands of new settlements in the west bank in east jerusalem just a day after the u.n. upgraded palestine's diplomatic status. this is r.t. broadcasting live from moscow kerry johnston be islamist opposition in kuwait is boycotting saturday's parliamentary ballot in a bitter standoff for the country's unelected leaders the u.s. backed monarchy is accused of amending the voting rules to influence the outcome of the poll. is in the gulf state with the latest for us now. doesn't often featuring the headlines what's the significance of events happening in the country right now . hikari all of course kuwait may be a tiny country but it holds enormous geopolitical strategic significance for the region especially as arab gulf monarchies are struggling to fend off the effects of the arab spring as well as the west as an opec member claiming just ten percent of the world's crude oil reserves. pardon me in kuwait any sort of unrest could have major impli
and the u.s. hits back at his role for authorizing thousands of new settlements in the west bank in east jerusalem just a day after the u.n. upgraded palestine's diplomatic status. this is r.t. broadcasting live from moscow kerry johnston be islamist opposition in kuwait is boycotting saturday's parliamentary ballot in a bitter standoff for the country's unelected leaders the u.s. backed monarchy is accused of amending the voting rules to influence the outcome of the poll. is in the gulf state...
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the u.s. does think strategically. like it or not, they do. if i'm giving you a gun, are you going to do something when you get in power? >> i think seth and i are a little bit closer than i thought. i think providing small arms is a good idea. the question is whether that will make a difference i think on the margin, it makes a difference, but really, assad's greatest advantage is his air force and if we don't provide surface to air missiles and don't set up a no-fly zone, we're sort of on the margin. >> some said with the road to damascus blocked and the internet being down, no one's sure what's happening. but why do you think the internet is down? purposeful? what? >> it's clearly purposeful and it was clearly done by the syrian government. they are denying it, but they lie. why? it makes it harder for the rebels to communicate. they are obviously trying to spy on the internet or they were when it was up, but they decided it was in their interest just to knock it out entirely. >> how long can they keep it up? >> most insurgencies take about
the u.s. does think strategically. like it or not, they do. if i'm giving you a gun, are you going to do something when you get in power? >> i think seth and i are a little bit closer than i thought. i think providing small arms is a good idea. the question is whether that will make a difference i think on the margin, it makes a difference, but really, assad's greatest advantage is his air force and if we don't provide surface to air missiles and don't set up a no-fly zone, we're sort of...
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or are we seeing you know some patterns here you know well actually i was in the u.s. navy during the vietnam war and believe me the drugs were different there there was a tremendous amount of care and wouldn't you know it was practically given away free and there was a lot of alcohol. in this war we have more of a problem not with heroin as much as prescription opioids oxycontin and things like that that are very good medications but they can be abused and so we have to make sure that more prescribing physicians understand how to look for the signs of the these problems and how to prevent them when they prescribe medications and yeah and i think you make a really good point that a lot of what we're seeing is sort of echoing what's going on really in the larger general population but you know as we here in washington there's a lot of discussion often about how to better care for our veterans and i think this is a really important thing to take a look at really is this public health crisis as you and your study calls it really good to have you on the show sharing your i
or are we seeing you know some patterns here you know well actually i was in the u.s. navy during the vietnam war and believe me the drugs were different there there was a tremendous amount of care and wouldn't you know it was practically given away free and there was a lot of alcohol. in this war we have more of a problem not with heroin as much as prescription opioids oxycontin and things like that that are very good medications but they can be abused and so we have to make sure that more...